The Camera

Proverbs 11:27

"He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it."

People get what they look for AND what they give. If people are always sad and gloomy then sad and gloomy is what comes their way. If they always focus on the bad, the evil, the negative, then that's exactly what they'll see.

God has given us eyes, a heart and a mind to use to see this world.

Think of using a camera. You put it up close to your face, you make adjustments to it, then you move your head all around, sometimes even turning your whole body in order to see just exactly what you want to see. When you find that perfect scene, you take your shot.


Most of the time, we are taking pictures to preserve a memory. Usually it's a good and pleasant memory. Other times we are forced to take photographs of not so pleasant things, like damages to a home after a fire or a car after an accident, but we usually don't go looking for those kinds of things to put in a scrapbook.

I believe that the verse in Proverbs is telling us to be wise where we aim our camera.

Look for the good in yourself, your family, your friends and all the other people that God brings into your life.

Because, whatever you are looking for,
whether good OR bad, chances are...
you'll find it!